Shippensburg's Eric Bologa (Daniel Boone), third from left, helped his team win its fourth consecutive PSAC Indoor Track and Field title over the weekend. (Photo courtesy Shippensburg athletics)

The No. 11 Shippensburg University menís Indoor Track & Field team won its fourth consecutive PSAC Championship on Sunday with a total of 211 points, becoming the first team in league history to achieve both a Top-5 finisher and PSAC place-winner in every event at the indoor conference meet.

Junior Eric Bologa (Daniel Boone) triumphed in the 400 meters (48.89 seconds) and set personal bests this weekend in all of his events Ė including a seventh-place 60-meter hurdle time of 8.58 seconds.

Junior Rachel Heisler (Boyertown) captured her second consecutive weight throw crown and first with Widener with a meet-record toss of 50í 8.25.Ē

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WOMENíS SWIMMING

Division I

Akron captured the programís first-ever Mid-American Conference Championship on Saturday night with a final total of 574 points. The Zips earned five individual postseason honors, and first-year head coach Brian Peresie was named MAC Coach of the Year.

Erin Seiler (Spring-Ford) capped off a stellar weekend as she recorded a third-place time in the 200 butterfly at 2:00.36, which now ranks second all-time in program history.

On Day 1 of the event, Seilerís 400 medley relay team combined for a final time of 3:40.65, a time that is now a program record. The previous record was set in 2009-10 season at 3:43.13.

Seiler followed that up the next day by swimming a critical leg in the teamís 200 medley relay, taking home first place in the event with a time of 1:39.69 ó breaking another Akron school record as the previous best time was 1:42.80, set in the 2009-10 season.

Seiler also finished fifth in the 100-butterfly with a time of 54.52 ó good for second-best in school history.

MENíS BASKETBALL

Divison II

Kutztown was unable to fend off an 11-0 run by Bloomsburg late, falling, 82-71, in the opening round of the PSAC playoffs on Saturday.

Redshirt freshman Elijah Jackson (Pottstown) finished with 12 points and four assists, as fellow guard Fred Dukes IV (Pottsgrove) finished with nine points and five assists, his third consecutive game with five or more.

Alvernia is 6-0 in Commonwealth Conference tournament games since joining the league for the 2009-10 season, picking up its first win on the road after five straight ó and two titles ó at home. The Crusaders are back-to-back conference champions.

On Wednesday, Alvernia withstood a furious comeback attempt from No. 3 Messiah College (19-6) for the second time in four days, topping the Falcons 81-77 in the semifinal.

Deyo had 10 points, five rebounds and two assists in the winning effort.

Matt Forrest (Methacton) contributed three points as Cabrini raised its fifth consecutive Colonial States Athletic Conference championship on Saturday with a 96-79 win over Neumann. With the win, the Blue and White punches its ticket to the 2014 NCAA Tournament, the programís 12th appearance in the Big Dance.

Cabrini will host Bridgewater State on Friday in the opening round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

WOMENíS BASKETBALL

Division II

Megan Finn (Perkiomen Valley) had seven rebounds while tallying five points as Philadelphia will make its first appearance in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament semifinals since 2009 after picking up a 69-51 win over Dominican (N.Y.) in a quarterfinal round match-up Saturday afternoon.

Five players, including three freshmen, scored in double-figures to help push No. 6 Kutztown past No. 3 Shippensburg, 83-74, in the first round of the PSAC playoffs on Saturday. The victory gave head coach Janet Malouf her 300th career win at the helm of the KU program.

Freshman Kelsey Watson (Methacton) had a huge impact off the bench, shooting 8-for-11 from the field for 16 points. She was second on the team with eight rebounds and dished out a team-high and career-best four assists.

With the first-round victory, Kutztown will square off against No. 2 West Chester on Tuesday in the quarterfinals.

Division III

Junior Amber Keys (Phoenixville) added 15 points and three steals in 15 minutes off the bench as Cabrini claimed their second straight Colonial states Athletic Conference championship. The Blue and used a balanced scoring effort and stifling defense to score an 88-59 win over Immaculata.

Lauren Ruhl (Methacton) and Lebanon Valley earned an at-large bid for the NCAA playoffs. Lebanon Valley will face Baldwin Wallace in the first round on Friday.

MENíS LACROSSE

York College moved to 3-1 this weekend defeating McDaniel College 13-7 with strong defense by Drew Thomas (Spring-Ford) with four ground balls and two caused turnovers and a goal by Alex Mallard (Boyertown). Zack Monzo (Spring-Ford) had four shots on goal and one ground ball for McDaniel. York is ranked No. 10 in Division III by Inside Lacrosse Magazine.

Coming next week: College Corner spring edition

About the Author

Sam Stewart is a sports writer for The Mercury. A Perkiomen Valley and Shippensburg University graduate, he is in his first year at The Mercury. He is the founder of “On the Road” Productions, an online video series that details anything and everything involving high school sports. Reach the author at sstewart@pottsmerc.com
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